The town of Livingston, New Jersey, is named after him.<ref>[http://livingstontownship.org/?page_id=35 Township of Livingston]</ref>
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He was an early poet, having published the "Philosophic Solitude, or the Choice of a Rural Life" in 1747. He also helped to found the New York Society Library.
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The town of Livingston, New Jersey, is named after him.<ref>[http://livingstontownship.org/?page_id=35 Township of Livingston]</ref>